Leinster chief puts provincial bodies under spotlight

The future of the GAA’s provincial bodies will be discussed at the Leinster Council Convention on Friday.

Leinster’s chief executive Michael Delaney has called on his management committee to allow a frank discussion at one of the body’s workshops and asked delegates not to allow “personalities” dominate the debate.

“There was much talk during the last year about the provincial championships,” he wrote in his annual report to convention. “Many players and mentors felt that the current method of deciding All-Ireland championships is very unbalanced and very much favours counties from the smaller provinces.